WF MBB Game 33 - Pitt ACC Quarters - Thursday 2:30 - ESPN2

[Say Hey Deac]

Our deal with the devil to get Duncan for his senior year must have meant we will never get an extra year out of a promising player ever again. Y'all hoping for Sallis returning have missed the 100% of the time it hasn't happened in the last quarter century.

Guys stay around the extra year at UNC because when they do, the team is good and they go to
the Final 4. We don’t offer that same promise historically speaking, so guys don’t have that same incentive to stick around, so they don’t, and as a result we don’t go to Final Fours. A vicious circle.

 

[Complacent Deac]

I’m sure it’s already been said after what happened today, but not having much depth is a serious flaw in how we run our b-ball program. I don’t think we have to have 10 contributors to be successful, but we need at least 2-3 people who can come off the bench and give us meaningful production. We simply haven’t had that (to be fair, some of that this year was just shit luck with Jao and Damari’s injuries, Bobi leaving, not having Reid for a lot of games, etc). Regardless, Pitt had 30 bench points to our piss-soaked 0. That can’t continue to happen down the stretch like it has the last three seasons if we want to advance the program and play games in March that we care about.

Ask Forbes.

Someone did and he basically said the bench is not his focus at all.

Like free throws.

 

[tbird]

Ask Forbes.

Someone did and he basically said the bench is not his focus at all.

Like free throws.

Just remember Legett was Pitt's sixth man and provided most of the production.

 

[Esteban]

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Ask Forbes.

Someone did and he basically said the bench is not his focus at all.

Like free throws.

Until this changes, we will continue to be really fun to watch in January before we inevitably putter out the last five games of the year.

 

[DeacsPop]

What could have been…..

 

[KidA23]

HS recruiting simply has to get better.

 

[diverdeac]

This program has been victimized by the officiating for too long. That has to change. Today is exhibit A.

 

[deacz]

I’ve missed some elite 8s and sweet 16s. Even missed back to back ACC titles. Although I haven’t missed much, I haven’t witnessed anything at all

One Sweet 16 since 1996. One in the last 28 years. We are the DePaul of the ACC. Thanks Ron.

 

[deacdixieboy]

This program has been victimized by the officiating for too long. That has to change. Today is exhibit A.

Every fanbase feels this way. The refs are not the reason we won’t be in the tourney and they are not the reason we lost today.

 

[DeacsPop]

No way I watch an NIT game.

 

[PhDeac]

No way I watch an NIT game.

Aren't they on ESPN+?

 

[tbird]

Aren't they on ESPN+?

Many of them are. Two years ago believe Wake was on the + two or three times.

 

[daaberry]

There will be some great matchups in the NIT. After the disappointments settles in, Tuesday the Joel will be rocking. Win 3 home games and maybe battle Wes in Indy.

 

[Shake]

Yea Wake App State will be must see TV😂

 

[TheReff]

Ask Forbes.

Someone did and he basically said the bench is not his focus at all.

Like free throws.

We need a bench and after watching State take down Duke, don’t want to hear any blame on tired legs as the reason we couldn’t play D today. 3 games, 3 wins for State and on to the semi’s!

 

[TheReff]

One Sweet 16 since 1996. One in the last 28 years. We are the DePaul of the ACC. Thanks Ron.

Again no Semi-Final Friday for the Deacs

 

[wufu bufu]

Again no Semi-Final Friday for the Deacs

Wait, there are games on Friday?

 

[rolldeacz]

I think of all the energy I expended worrying about how other games affected our Quad results, etc when at the end of the day it just comes down to winning damn games

 

[morrison2951]

I think of all the energy I expended worrying about how other games affected our Quad results, etc when at the end of the day it just comes down to winning damn games

Just win one more damn game. But, we didn't.

 

[Buttermaker]

I’m sure it’s already been said after what happened today, but not having much depth is a serious flaw in how we run our b-ball program. I don’t think we have to have 10 contributors to be successful, but we need at least 2-3 people who can come off the bench and give us meaningful production. We simply haven’t had that (to be fair, some of that this year was just shit luck with Jao and Damari’s injuries, Bobi leaving, not having Reid for a lot of games, etc). Regardless, Pitt had 30 bench points to our piss-soaked 0. That can’t continue to happen down the stretch like it has the last three seasons if we want to advance the program and play games in March that we care about.

A lot of it was bad luck. But quality depth has to be a focal point this recruiting season.